Is that the hub moves 10mm on the drive shaft or the hub and shaft both move 10mm together i.e. the shaft is disenaging from the Diff??I've even taken the abs heat sheild out, the drive shaft will move in and out about 10mm so Ithink its not stuck on this.
thanks for the link,I did read this before starting the job ,hub seemed to just come off in his write up.
All done glad you didnt wreck the three hub threads they are so small compared the the wheels studs that can take a thwack with a slide hammer eekWell.. the hub came off with a help of a large propane torch, a lot of freeze penetrating oil and a BIG hammer.
I actually screwed the screws that hold the hub to the carrier back in a few turns (the more the merrier, but leave some space for the movement), then banged them with the hammer. Heat up, freeze it, bang some more. Repeat about 30 f***n times and voila, the hub comes off
What i'd do better next time:
- protect the CV gaiter with some duct tape, to move it out of the way of your hammer, as it can get torn (and mine did...)
- put something metal in between bolt heads and your hammer, as i had to grind the heads back into shape afterwards.
- use bigger hammer. 3 kg is ok, 5 kg is better.
Or use wood - metal on metal will still knacker the heads - unless you use a softer metal like Aluminium aas the sacrifical 'Drift'Well.. the hub came off with a help of a large propane torch, a lot of freeze penetrating oil and a BIG hammer.
I actually screwed the screws that hold the hub to the carrier back in a few turns (the more the merrier, but leave some space for the movement), then banged them with the hammer. Heat up, freeze it, bang some more. Repeat about 30 f***n times and voila, the hub comes off
What i'd do better next time:
- protect the CV gaiter with some duct tape, to move it out of the way of your hammer, as it can get torn (and mine did...)
- put something metal in between bolt heads and your hammer, as i had to grind the heads back into shape afterwards.
- use bigger hammer. 3 kg is ok, 5 kg is better.